Assembly Bill 2000 (AB 2000), passed in 2014.
This is an expansion of AB540. It increases the scope of student
eligibility for students who graduated early from a California High
School with the equivalent of three or more years of credits. If a student
graduates early, they must have attended CA elementary or secondary
schools for a cumulative total of 3 or more years. It allows students
meeting the criteria below to pay in-state tuition, the same as resident
students.

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The California Dream Act(Assembly Bills 130 and
131) was signed into law in 2011. These two bills together compose the
California Dream Act and gave AB 540 / AB 2000 students the right to
apply for state financial aid, which includes Cal Grant A & B
Entitlement awards, Cal Grant C awards, institutional grants and
community college fee waivers.